Bishop supports Ill. same-sex bill
United Methodist Bishop Sally Dyck. Photo Credit: New York Annual Conference
A UMNS Report | By Heather Hahn*
Chicago Area Bishop Sally Dyck announced her support on...
After Sandy, Maryland Town Quietly Suffers
At least 350 homes in tiny Crisfield, Maryland, were damaged. Photo illustration by Susan Kim.
By Susan Kim*
Five volunteers are standing in the Asbury United Methodist...
UMNS: Home for Christmas? Not for border families
By Amanda M. Bachus*
“Why do you cry?” I ask Nancy, a young woman who sits on a ledge, at El Faro, a small Tijuana...
NEWS: ‘With One Voice’ Interfaith Clergy Advocate Reasonable Gun Laws
The Reverend Sanford 'Sandy' Brown, Senior Pastor at Seattle First United Methodist Church speaks during the 'With One Voice' press conference. Photo by Patrick Scriven.
Seattle...
Become an Immigrant Welcoming Congregation
Sign in front of the United Methodist Building in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Noel Andersen)
By the Rev. Noel Andersen*
Congregations across the United States are embarking...
Faithful Alternative to the Fiscal Cliff
Jim Winkler, General Secretary of the General Board of Church & Society
As President Obama and Congressional leaders continue negotiations to avert the so-called “fiscal cliff,”...
Newtown UMC Coping in Aftermath of School Shootings
Memorial of candles, flowers, stuffed animals, and cards for the children and 6 adults who died at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown,...
Church serves as help site in shooting wake
A woman holds a child as people line up to enter the Newtown United Methodist Church near the scene of an elementary school shooting...
Philippines: Relief after Typhoon
After the passage of Typhoon Bopha, Ciony Ayo-Eduarte (in yellow shirt), the director of operations in the Philippines for the United Methodist Committee on...
Typhoon lessons learned in Philippines
Ciony Ayo-Eduarte (in yellow shirt), the director of operations in the Philippines for the United Methodist Committee on Relief, distributes emergency food supplies to...
